Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1887-05-03
Local Miscellany.
County Court met yesterday.
Circuit Court begins May 18th.

SIcuiS NOuiI ocSInS May lItn.
Memorial Day in Charlcstown,
Saturday, June 4h.
Forepaugh's show will exhibit at
Marttnsburg May 9th.
See new advertisement of Mr.. T.
r. Lippitt, in this Issue.
Mr.. VIM. Kimes is re.painting the
fr6ht of the saloon of Mr.. Geo. w.
Thomas.
The barn of Clarence Wilds, in
this county, was destroyed by fire on
the night of April oath.
Letters are advertised in Charles
ton for j. B. Brown, Henry Mitchell
and Charles F. Mitchell.
A patent has been granted to Mr..
Geo. II. Beckwith, of this place, for
a remedy for hog cholera.
Lees 10 Cent Show is billed to ap-
pear in Charlestown on Wednesday
and Thursday, of this week
Mr.. w. w. johnson has been re-
psinting the store-room of Mr.. S. G..
Young, in the Market House building.
Rev. Frank MCGEE will preach at
Wiltshire's School-house. next Sum
day afternoon at half past three
o'clock.
Mr.. C. F. Wall had some sheep
destroyed by dogs, on the farm oc-
cupied by Mr.. Jacob II. Moler, few
days ago.
A meeting of Potomac Comman-
derry, No, ), will he held Tuesday,
May Sd, at p NJ Election of Off
GERS. A full attendance is expected.
The machinery for the VIM. Phillips
& Sons Factory has been shipped.
and Will be put in position and ready
for business by the 10th of this month.
Mr.. c. Frank Jones Successor TO
DIR. Chas. +. Pratt) now has his eIe-
giant Soda Fountain in full operation,
aud is prepared to serve this delight
full drink to all who may call.
The Drawbaugh property at Shen-
andoah junction, i'll this county. was
sold last Friday, by Special Commits
sioners TrapnclI and Baylor, to Mr..
s. l. WilIiams-the store building at
s1.275 and dwelling at $3.50.
Mr.. Joseph SchiIling, aged about
40 years. well known and popular
citizen of Bolivar, i'll this county, died
on. Wednesday morning last, after a
protractcd Hines, caused from all alb
scess on the hip.
The thirteenth annual grand con-
clave of the Grand Commandery of
knights TcmpIar of West Virginia
will be held in Charleston, May / 1th-
Gustav Brown, Esq, of this place,
Grand Senior Warden, will attend
this meeting.
Col. w. NJ. Clements, in his pri-
vatc car, "West Virginia." passed
CharlestOwn, on the accommodation
train to Baltimore, Monday morning.
having spent Sunday at his farm,
known as ROckiand" near. Summit
Point, this county.
Cook Swift, cOIorcd, who assaulted
Mr.. Barney Lloyd some time ago.
was apprchcnded in ShepherlstOwn
and brought here last Wednesday, by
Sergeant Thomas Young. He was
committed to Jail to await action of
the next grand jury.
The OLD Quaker Church ncighbor-
hood, we are informed, was the scene
of a regular cyclone last Thursday.
the dwelling of Mr.. VIM. Ferguson
being damaged and a great deal of
fencing being blown down, with per-
haps other destruction of property.
The Strawberry Festival, hereto
fore announced, to he given by the
lady friends of WiIdcy Lodge, No.
27, 1. 0. O. f., will be held for three
days, beginning on Thursday. June
I'd. i'll Washington Hal !. On Satur
day, June 4th, Decoration Day. they
will serve 4 dinner, which will he first
class in every particular. and we hope
they will meet with liberal patronage.
We are glad to announce that the
Charlcst0wn Musical Association pro-
pose to give another grand concert on
or about May 27th. and we are fully
assured that it will he equal in merit
to the last one. The programme will
consist of choice choruscs, solos. du-
etts. quartettcs, &C.. both instrument
tai and vocal, and we can. thus far in
advance bespcak for the Association
full house on the occasion. This
Association is composed of some of
the finest musical talent in our town.
and no effort will he spared by them
to furnish our citizens a rich musical
treat. AS before, the concert will be
under the supervision of Madam
Ruhl, whose name alone is sufficient
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